Re: Are 'best' universities being targeted

[alex@MIMSY.CS.UMD.EDU (Alex Blakemore)]

In article <1993Jul29.163417.17018@schbbs.mot.com> tannen@tigger.geg.mot.com wr
ites:
> I would like to see the a CS program require the following areas:

> 	Calc I & II (maybe III) 
I would insist on
  discrete math,
  probability (should be required IMHO)
and symbolic logic as well (not calc III)

> 	A minor in Science or Business
encouraged, not required.
if someone wants to minor in History or English, let them

> 	Language comparison class
> 	Data Structures
> 	OS Theory
> 	Algorithms
of course

> 	2 Intro EE classes taught by & out of the EE dept. where
> 	3 Digital Design classes where you have to build some 
too much hardware, one or two is fine

> 	Systems programming (Lots of Assembler/C)
OK once

> 	Systems Analysis & Design 
> 		(SA/SD and OOA/OOD, plus all projects should be team projects)
easy to say, hard to do well in a semester, should try though
I wouldnt insist on SA/SD or OOA/OOD in particular 

> 	Real-Time
a good special topic

now what I'ld really like to see is a good MSSE program along the lines
of alot of MBA programs
  require a CS or related undergrad degree and
  a couple of years in industry before entering the program
  then an intense 2 year program half divided among technical engineering topic
s
  and managing the complexity of a large project topics (including some busines
s/accounting stuff)

  lots of group projects, study large systems of different ilks,grilling in cla
ss like law school
  "so Mr. Smith, what did you think of the design decision to combine
  the foos with the bars in project XXX and what were the pros/cons and
  eventual results of that decision?"



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